$-10 Sport Blazer ivervicW chevrolet oldsmobile itd. 2880 Highway Drive, Trail * 368-9134 DL. No. 7683 HERITAGE 323 Nelson Ave. DL. 7840 LET Ison, B.C. BILE LTD .ccccsss ‘S-1 og PICKUPS AME ° Dealers May Sell For J $-10 Pickup TH 0.A.C. Per Month Based On 48 Mo. G.M.A.C. Closed End Lease $-10 Durango Maxi-Cab Pickup G.M. CREDIT On Specially Equipped S-Trucks! Le Hal Satine Library.’ ‘fariianent BLAgS.. 502 Belleville St Victorim,. Bs Cs vev x4 Fen 28 a, ansen cou By RON NORMAN Editor Wheelchair marathoner Rick Hansen could complete his Man in Motion world tour near Castlegar, Hansen's B.C. coordinator said Monday. Karen Madeiros said Hansen will end the tour in Vancouver with about 725 on his goal of the circumference of the globe. That means he will aigeed connie the 40,073. circled the globe. Madeiros also confirmed that Hansen will wheel through Castlegar on his way to Vancouver. “At this point in time he will be coming here,” she said, adding that the route schedule could always change. “Flexibility is important,” Madeiros said. She noted that Hansen dropped the northern ‘B.C. portion from his route because of the toll the tour has taken on him and the fact he will have wheeled an additional 725 trek near Casth is 613 from. Vancouver but ence could make up the 112-kilometre difference when he eevels off Highway 8 to Kelowna and Penticton. “It'll be close,” Mndelros told ¢ meeting of Cartngn newly-formed Man in Motion commit However, Madeiros added that tour coupe a haven't by the time he reaches Vancouver. Still, she called Castlegar “fairly safe” as a stop on the route. Hansen is slated to head into B,C. from Edmonton via Prince George. He will head south to Kamloops where he will double back on the Trans-Canada Highway as far as Golden. jt shy pias 24k 0 ta ie yet worked out the exact location where Hansen will have Castlegan He will then turn south again to Cranbrook and take ee bis ny. i Pi Ge AP i Dar Highway 3 to Castlegar. Madeiros said Hansen intends to wheel over the Salmo-Creston Skyway into Salmo, from there to Nelson and then along Highway 3A into Castlegar. However, if his physiotherapist recommends he not attempt the imposing Skyway he will take the Kootenay Lake ferry route to Balfour into Nelson and then to Castlegar, bypassing Salmo. Hansen will travel through Trail, Rossland and Grand Forks, and take the Rock Creek cutoff to Kelowna and Penticton before rejoining Highway 3 to Vancouver, Hansen is led to arrive in near the end of March or early April. Madeiros also said the time of day Hansen wheels into Castlegar depends on his schedule, He has three wheeling days followed by a non-wheeling day. And every’ second phase another non-wheeling day is added. The amount of time Hansen spends in Castlegar \UA Vol, 40. No. 10 60 Cents rNews = CASTLEGAR, BRITISH COLUMBIA, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1987 depends if he is in the middle of a wheeling period-or «.~ . non-wheeling period. Hansen could also arrive in the morning or again depending on his schedule. He has four wi periods: from 7-9 a.m., 9:30-11:15 a.m,, 1:15-3 p.m, and 3:30-6 p.m. Hansen y here from 19 to 21 kil each wheeling period tor 4 a total of 80 kilometres a day. fol begins each day at 5:30 a.m. and finishes around 10 p.m. The meeting with Madeiros was the committee's second since it was formed in January. Recreation director Pat Metge is chairman and ined from the local service clubs, the media, the comment; the the schools, Castlegar Fire Department and Castlegar council. Metge said Monday's meéeting was to give the committee an idea of what will be required to prepare for continued on page A2 WEATHERCAST Mainly cloudy Thursday with o chance of showers or wet snow. Highs near 4 and lows Ground 0. The weekend outlook is for tur- ther deterioration with ‘cloudy periods and o chance of rain of 4 Sections (A, 8, C&D) UtiliCorp defends U.S. ownership By The Canadian Press KELOWNA — The B.C. Utilities Commission must by law ignore thé fact that UtiliCorp United Inc. is a U.S. corporation in deciding whether to allow it to buy West Kootenay Power and Light Co., UtiliCorp's lawyer argued Tuesday. In final arguments on the com- mission's 11th day in Kelowna, George Macintosh said only the federal govern- ment and federal agencies have the power under the 1867. Constitution Act, formerly the British’ “North America Act, to discriminate against foreign-owned companies. There is no provinical law preven- ting U.S. ownership of a B.C. utility. It is outside the power of the $80 million sale by mining giant Cominco Ltd. was on the basis of discrimination focusing on nationality, he said. There is little doubt that if UtiliCorp had its headquarters or offices in British Columbia, there would have been far less attendance at the hearing and far less public scrutiny, he said. “What test has there been to show that UtiliCorp's nationality would be detrimental to West Kootenay or its customers?” he asked. During the-hearing, UtiliCorp made numerous binding commitments affec- ting water rights, power exports, rates, local representation on the West Kootenay board of directors and the provincial Jegislature. The most concerted attack against of West Kootenay's head- quarters in Trail for 10 years. It also committed itself to retaining West Kootenay management and keeping UtiliCorp B.C. Ltd.'s profits in’ this province for a minimum of five years. The commitments would give the commission more control over Utili- Corp than any B.C. utitility owner in the past, he said. Any violation of the conditions could result in a suspension of Utili- Corp’s control over West Kootenay, without an accompanying refund on the purchase price, he said, along with possible fines of up-to $10,000 a day. The coifimiss..a ‘eould réquire UtiliCorp “to report reguldrly on li with the iti he uggested. UtiliCorp has a long history of successful utility management in Miss- ouri and a solid record in financial stability, he added. Richard Gane representing MOFFATS PLEASED ‘WITH GRANDSON By CasNews Staff They haven't seen a picture of _ their new yet, but when “he's on mecvicioy sit the time, they don't have to. “We've seen him quite a bit on. TV hut we can’t tell who he looks like yet,” said. Fran Moffat of Ootis- thenia whose daughter-in-law Juan- jt — the daughter of Bill and Lillian ‘bey early Saturday. Baek pleased and proud for * Moffat @ei@ about her son a: 32, daughter-in-law Juanita, 27, who now live in Surrey. “They're very " happy.” The new baby is Fran and Bob Moffat's ninth grandchild but he’s Bill and Lillian Vander Zalm's first. “We're old hands at this,” she said. 2S ¥ inside PERU'S POVERTY: A Peruvian teacher says foreign multinational corporations which purchase the country's natural resources are the root four Ithe Coasumers. Association of Can- ada’s B.C. branch, said his clients representing 60,000 people oppose the sale because it would be detrimental to West Kootenay and its customers. Nationality shouldn't be the only factor in the commission's decision, but it should be considered, he argued. “UtiliCorp is a good outfit in a number of way and there’s no question that it is a good deal for both Cominco continued on page A2 Hi Arrow has new owners By MIKE KALESNIKO Staff Writer Castlegar’s Hi Arrow Arms hotel changed hands this week and the new owners are making a pledge to feature high-quality entertainment. Owners Lee Boyer and Richard Askew have already booked such oaeammaainaal BOWLING FOR RICK TAKING AIM... CasNews office manager Linda Kositsin gets ready to throw a strike during bowl- a-thon for Rick Hansen's Man In Motion world tour Sunday at Castle Bowl. Kositsin helped CasNews team edge rivals from CKQR by just four points. Bowl-a-thon raised more than $3,000 for special Man In Motion trust fund. CasNewsPhoto by Ron Norman School move proposed MALONEY PONTIAC BUICK GMC LTD. 1700 Columbia Ave. CASTLEGAR . 5058 304.0213 causes of Peru's extensive poverty. Betty Evans spoke to CasNews reporter Surj Rattan about the issue... A2 TRUST FUND: Kootenay West MP Bob Brisco says a forestry heritage trust fund should be established using money from the 15 per cent export tax on lumber A2 REBELS WIN: Castlegar Rebels clinched first place in the KIJHL West Division with an 8-3 win over Cranbrook Saturday + ROCKETTES FOURTH: Stanley Humphries secondary school Rocket- Askew, tes turned ina fourth place finish in a tourney over the weekend B2 CASE CLOTHED: VANCOUVER The case was clothed Tuesday on Lady Godiva's annual ride at the University of B.C name” bands as Chilliwack and Doug and the Slugs. “This area is crying for entertain ment,” said Allan Askew, publicist for the hotel, who explained that the new Hi Arrow plans at least one headliner band a month besides regular top acts from Vancouver during the week “The response to quality enter tainment just overwhelming,” said Askew. “Once we establish that confidence we'll-get the support.” whose brother Richard has been involved previously in hotels and night clubs in Calgary, Logan Lake and Kamloops, said the hotel was purchased from Tulio Esposito of Trail and the title was transferred only this The engineering students tradition of parading a naked week women on horseback around the campus has in the past generated “Castlegar is a great place to be considerable protests from groups who saw the stunt as degrading situated,” said Askew. “There is a lot of to women Last year, the engineers bowed to pressure to stop the ritual potential here to make the hotel a focal point on an accommodation and enter and instead carried a black coffin with the likeness of a horse's leg tainment scale.” and head sticking out On Tuesday, Lady Godiva was back on her white horse. But Askew also pointed out that Hi Arrow plans to promote several sports this time the blond female recruited by the engineers was fully events which would include the use of clothed in a white dress and a red sweater. the bar's big screen, theme nights, By MIKE KALESNIKO Staff Writer Unsatisfactory conditions at Open Roads school in Castlegar has promp- ted a call for a better location. Brian Wood, a teacher at Open Roads for the past two years, appealed to the Castlegar school board at its education committee meeting Monday night for something other than the present Scout Hall location in which the school now operates. “I strongly feel that Open Roads is due for some kind of facility,” said Wood who pointed to the lack of student identity created by sharing a building “After 3 p.m. it magically transforms into something else.” Wood explained that students find it difficult to feel “as though they belong” when everything there is temporary. He also said the school has a general “run down condition” that doesn't provide a stimulating learning environ ment. He added that a lack of storage space for such things as audio visual . ast quip’ and re quip’ was a problem, ana the physical layout of the room makes such things as daily school duties and codnselling difficult without a separate office. And he said since scouts use the hall after 3 p.m. no school-related activities can be carried out at the end of the day such as preparation, parent-teacher interviews and meetings. “I remember once, at 20 to three (2:40 p.m), a little Brownie walked in and wondered what we were doing in the facility,” he said. But Jim Waldie, district commis sioner for the Kootenay Columbia District Boy Scouts, took offence to the remarks about the hall's run down condition. “It feels like he's saying it’s our It,” said Waldie. admit that the building has received a lot of abuse,” he said. “But we haven't got the money to handle that kind of wear and tear.” Waldie explained that the school districts’ agreement with the scouts covers the cost of the buildings’ utilities, two-thirds of the insurance and emergencies but “there is no wear and tear clause. That concerns all of us.” Wood suggested a new facility for Open Roads should be located in the immediate Castlegar area, preferably near Stanley Humphries secondary school in order to have access to buses, copy machines and secretarial help. @ He also suggested the school should be used only as an alternate school and not shared with other | organizations. Finally, he added that janitorial work should continue to be done by the seven students who use the facility because it “gives the students a sense of respect and responsibility toward the school” and “funds are used to pay for all recreational activities at the school. “Open Roads is an important facil ity,” said Wood. “At least five out of the seven students there would not be in school if not for the facility.” Terry Wayling, superintendent of schools, will prepare a report on the request and the school board will address the issue in the near future. Id end trek hers 7